Resources for Professionals
Speak Up!
Pennsylvania state child care funding continues to do little to improve accessibility and affordability for families and does nothing to address the child care staffing shortage.
PA must Speak Up! Our elected officials must hear from child care directors, teachers and the families that depend on child care.
Recruitment and Retention Proposal
The Start Strong PA campaign is working to alleviate the historic child care staffing crisis that is causing classrooms and entire programs to close. Learn more about the recruitment and retention initiative we are recommending the Shapiro Administration include in their 2025-2026 budget proposal.
Provider Advisory Board
In Spring 2022, the Start Strong PA and Pre-K for PA campaigns launched the Provider Advisory Board. After receiving more than 200 applications from individuals working in every Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) region, a diverse group of 40 early childhood professionals from across the state were selected.
Now in it’s second year, the Provider Advisory Board aims to strengthen the influence of the early childhood provider voice, providing feedback on early childhood policy for the campaigns and assist in growing the network of providers willing to mobilize and advocate on behalf of the early childhood field.
Leadership in Action
The Leadership in Action Program is designed to offer opportunities and resources for early care and education programs to be advocates, whether you have been raising your voice for years or are considering it for the very first time. Our goal is to make quality early learning accessible and affordable through improved policies and increased funding—but we need your help to do that!
Advocate Toolkit
Early learning professionals, families and community members working together to advance child care and pre-k.
Kit de herramientas para activistas
Los profesionales del aprendizaje temprano, las familias y los miembros de la comunidad trabajan juntos para fomentar el cuidado infantil y los programas pre-k.
Join Us
We need individuals like you and organizations like your programs to sign-on to our campaign. Our coalition’s size and strength will demonstrate to Pennsylvania lawmakers that they can not ignore or deny that child care works and that increasing funding is critical for children, families, businesses and our economy.